Concrete and Rock Core Tests, Major Rehabilitation of Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Illinois Waterway, Chicago District, Phase II Compliance, Scour Detection: Final Report (open access)

Concrete and Rock Core Tests, Major Rehabilitation of Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Illinois Waterway, Chicago District, Phase II Compliance, Scour Detection: Final Report

Abstract: Drilling for laboratory testing of concrete and foundation rock was carried out for the U. S. Army Engineer District, Chicago, as part of a major rehabilitation program at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam. The structures are on the Illinois Waterway. This report covers the work accomplished during the Phase II program entitled "Compliance and Scour Detection."
Date: April 1980
Creator: Stowe, Richard L. & Pavlov, Barbara A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Plane and Axisymmetric Finite Element Program for Steady-State and Transient Seepage Problems (open access)

A Plane and Axisymmetric Finite Element Program for Steady-State and Transient Seepage Problems

Summary: A two-dimensional finite element seepage computer program for solving complicated seepage problems has been developed.
Date: May 1973
Creator: Tracy, Fred T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Construction Step Sequence and Nonlinear Material Behavior on Cracking of Earth and Rock-Fill Dams: Preliminary Study (open access)

The Influence of Construction Step Sequence and Nonlinear Material Behavior on Cracking of Earth and Rock-Fill Dams: Preliminary Study

Summary: This report is a review of the materials, specifications, procedures, equipment, and testing pertinent to construction and compaction control of the earth-fill embankment of Littleville Dam, Westfield River, Mass., constructed by the U. S. Army Engineer Division, New England.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Strohm, William E., Jr. & Johnson, Stanley J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of Borehole Geophysical Methods in Determining in Situ Bulk Densities and Water Contents in Unconsolidated Materials: Final Report (open access)

Use of Borehole Geophysical Methods in Determining in Situ Bulk Densities and Water Contents in Unconsolidated Materials: Final Report

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the capabilities of the WES geophysical downhole logging equipment for obtaining in situ bulk densities and water contents in unconsolidated materials, to establish a log analysis procedure applicable from one site to another, and to compare geophysically derived properties with those obtained from laboratory analysis of samples.
Date: September 1977
Creator: Hunt, Richard W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lock Design, Bottom Longitudinal Filling and Emptying System: Final Report (open access)

Lock Design, Bottom Longitudinal Filling and Emptying System: Final Report

Abstract: This report presents and summarizes guidance for design of bottom longitudinal filling and emptying systems for navigation locks.
Date: September 1980
Creator: Murphy, Thomas E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subsurface Explorations in Alluvial Terrain by Surface Geophysical Methods: Final Report (open access)

Subsurface Explorations in Alluvial Terrain by Surface Geophysical Methods: Final Report

Abstract: Field tests were conducted at several sites in Louisiana to determine the effectiveness of two geophysical tools for detecting and locating subsurface geological features in alluvial terrain.
Date: December 1977
Creator: Murphy, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Concept for the Development of Long-Term Management Plans for Aquatic Plant Control: Final Report (open access)

A Concept for the Development of Long-Term Management Plans for Aquatic Plant Control: Final Report

Abstract: This paper describes a general concept that will serve as a basis for developing well-conceived aquatic plant management plans, as well as a step-by-step guide for implementing measures for long-term aquatic plant control while giving proper consideration to their potential long-term effects on the environment.
Date: June 1977
Creator: Sanders, Dana R. & Decell, Joseph Lewis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Field Evaluation of the U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories' Laser Dam Alignment Instrument (open access)

Field Evaluation of the U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories' Laser Dam Alignment Instrument

Summary: Several series of laser instrument alignment surveys were made at the exterior roadway deck level and within the interior inspection gallery of Keystone Dam, Oklahoma, and compared with theodolite surveys over the same lines and under similar conditions.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Davis, Carl D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Field Compaction Data: Report 2, Littleville Dam, Westfield River, Massachusetts (open access)

Analysis of Field Compaction Data: Report 2, Littleville Dam, Westfield River, Massachusetts

Summary: This report is a review of the materials, specifications, procedures, equipment, and testing pertinent to construction and compaction control of the earth-fill embankment of Littleville Dam, Westfield River, Mass., constructed by the U. S. Army Engineer Division, New England.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Torrey, Victor H., III
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concrete and Rock Tests, Major Rehabilitation and Compliance, Lockport Lock, Illinois Waterway, Chicago District: Final Report (open access)

Concrete and Rock Tests, Major Rehabilitation and Compliance, Lockport Lock, Illinois Waterway, Chicago District: Final Report

Abstract: A crack survey , drilling, field and laboratory testing of concrete, and laboratory testing of foundation rock were carried out as part of a major rehabilitation and compliance program at Lockport Lock.
Date: April 1980
Creator: Stowe, Richard L.; Ragan, Steve A.; Campbell, Roy L.; Pavlov, Barbara A.; Thornton, Henry T., Jr. & Wong, Ging S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Handbook for the Institutional and Financial Implementation of Water Utilities: Final Paper (open access)

Handbook for the Institutional and Financial Implementation of Water Utilities: Final Paper

Abstract: A brief review of the engineering nature of water utilities is presented along with simplified techniques for estimating the cost of various types of water utility projects.
Date: May 1984
Creator: Cullinane, M. John, Jr. & Condra, Janet S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concrete and Rock Core Tests, Major Rehabilitation of Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Illinois Waterway, Chicago District, Phase I, Rehabilitation: Final Report (open access)

Concrete and Rock Core Tests, Major Rehabilitation of Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Illinois Waterway, Chicago District, Phase I, Rehabilitation: Final Report

Abstract: Drilling for laboratory testing of concrete and foundation rock was carried out for the U. S. Army Engineer District, Chicago, as part of a major rehabilitation program at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam.
Date: September 1978
Creator: Stowe, Richard L.; Pavlov, Barbara A. & Wong, Ging S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concrete and Rock Tests, Rehabilitation Work, Marseilles Dam, Illinois Waterway Chicago District: September 1979, Final Report (open access)

Concrete and Rock Tests, Rehabilitation Work, Marseilles Dam, Illinois Waterway Chicago District: September 1979, Final Report

Abstract: Physical property data of concrete and foundation rock for use in a stability analysis and the design of an anchorage system of grouted tendons are presented in this report.
Date: September 1979
Creator: Stowe, Richard L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Technique for Delineating Subsurface Fracture Zones Resulting from High-Yield Detonations (open access)

A Technique for Delineating Subsurface Fracture Zones Resulting from High-Yield Detonations

From summary: Site investigations were conducted at two locations, the sites of the DUGOUT and CHARLIE events, at the Nevada Test Site for the purpose of evaluating the dynamic in situ technique as a means of determining the boundaries of craters produced by explosive detonations.
Date: February 1967
Creator: Ballard, Robert F., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library